The role of local species abundance in the evolution of pollinator attraction in flowering plants

American Naturalist

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-80

  Sargent, Risa D ^a   Otto, Sarah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flower constancy; Generalization; Pollination; Specialization; Species abundance; Trait evolution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; FLORAL TRAIT; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIALIST;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIPLOIDY; FLOWER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DIPLOIDY; FLOWERS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 29844432477     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498433     Document Type: Article

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